ancient inscriptions
C18119
concept
Ancient inscriptions are texts or symbols carved, engraved, or written on durable materials such as stone, metal, or clay by past civilizations, serving as primary evidence of their language, culture, beliefs, and historical events.
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| epigraphic source | 8 |
| petroglyphs | 3 |
| Christian inscription | 2 |
| Moabite inscriptions | 2 |
| copper-plate inscription | 2 |
| historical inscription | 2 |
| Old Turkic inscription corpus | 1 |
| Old Turkic inscriptions | 1 |
| Proto-Canaanite inscriptions | 1 |
| ancient Hebrew inscriptions | 1 |
| ancient Sanskrit inscriptions | 1 |
| ancient inscriptions canonical | 1 |
| ancient record | 1 |
| collection of Greek inscriptions | 1 |
| cuneiform inscriptions | 1 |
| early alphabetic inscription | 1 |
| foundation inscription | 1 |
| hieroglyphic inscription | 1 |
| inscribed monuments | 1 |
| inscribed ostraca collection | 1 |
| rock-cut inscription | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: ancient inscriptions
Generated description
Ancient inscriptions are texts or symbols carved, engraved, or written on durable materials such as stone, metal, or clay by past civilizations, serving as primary evidence of their language, culture, beliefs, and historical events.
Instances (32)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Midas Monument inscription | rock-cut inscription |
| Ashokan inscriptions | — |
| Mesha Stele | epigraphic source |
| Khirbet al-Mudayna inscriptions | Moabite inscriptions |
| Bangudae Petroglyphs | petroglyphs |
| Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions | Proto-Canaanite inscriptions |
| Wadi el-Hol inscriptions | early alphabetic inscription |
| Hieroglyphic Stairway | hieroglyphic inscription |
| Bir el Qutt inscriptions | Christian inscription |
| Plates of Ether | ancient record |
| Abydos King List | historical inscription |
| Saqqara King List | historical inscription |
| Tanum rock carvings | petroglyphs |
| Karnak Temple inscriptions | epigraphic source |
| Giza plateau inscriptions | epigraphic source |
| Assyrian inscriptions | cuneiform inscriptions |
| Talasp inscriptions | Old Turkic inscription corpus |
| Shivagrha inscription | epigraphic source |
| Telahap inscription | epigraphic source |
| Novilara inscriptions | epigraphic source |
| Dashapura inscriptions | ancient Sanskrit inscriptions |
| Yenisei inscriptions | Old Turkic inscriptions |
| Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar | foundation inscription |
| Tiruvalangadu plates | copper-plate inscription |
| Kaloko-Honokōhau petroglyphs | petroglyphs |
| Bolnisi inscriptions | Christian inscription |
| Heraclean Tables | epigraphic source |
| Lachish Letters | inscribed ostraca collection |
| Munger copper-plate inscription | copper-plate inscription |
| Khirbet Ataruz inscriptions | Moabite inscriptions |
| Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum | collection of Greek inscriptions |
| Semna boundary stelae | inscribed monuments |